Consider a rigid 3-mass system ( with origin at the leftmost mass 1 kg) which can rotate about an axis perpendicular to the system. The mass are separated by rods of length 5m, so that the entire length is 10m. Find the x-coordinate of the center of the mass for the three-mass system with respect to the origin. Treat mass as particles. Answer in unit of m. now consider a rotation axis perpendicular to the system and passing through the point Xo at distance 3.8 m from the leftmost mass 1kg. find the moment of inertia of the 3-mass system about the new axis. Answer in unit of kg. m^2

The moment of inertia of the 3-mass system about the new axis is 54.32 kgm/s².

We have three masses each of mass = 1kg such that they are in line with mass m at origin, m at 5m and m at 10m

(a) The center of mass:

Hence the center of mass of the system is at x = 5m.

(b) The moment of inertia about the axis passing through x = 3.8m

from the parallel axis theorem:

where, is the moment of inertial along an axis passing through the center of mass of the system, M is the total mass of the system and d is the distance of the given axis from center of mass.

M = 3kg

d = 5 - 3.8 = 1.2m

Md² = 3×(1.2)²

Md² = 4.32 kgm/s²

I = 50 + 4.32

I = 54.32 kgm/s² is the moment of inertial about the given axis.  

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1)    x_{cm} = 5 m ,  2)  I = 168.32 kg m²

Explanation:

1) An important concept of center of mass is

where M is the total mass of the system

Let's apply this equation to our case, suppose that all masses are equal and are worth 1 kg

          = ⅓ (1 0 + 1 5 + 1 10)

         x_{cm} = 5 m

2) In this para indicates that there is an axis of rotation at the point xo = 3.8 m and they ask to calculate the moment inertia.

Let's use the parallel axes theorem

          I =    I_{cm} + M D

where    I_{cm}  is the moment of inertia with respect to the center of mass, D the distance between the two axes of rotation and M the total mass of the system

Let's look for the moment of inertia of the center of mass

          = 1  0 + 1  5² + 1  10²

         I_{cm} = 125 kg m²

the total moment of inertia is

        I = 125 + 3 3.8²

        I = 168.32 kg m²

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